Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Note 17 — Related Party Transactions Agreements with VSS Jeffrey Stevenson and David Bainbridge, each of whom serves on the Company’s board of directors, are affiliates of VSS. Funds managed by VSS own a majority of the equity interests of VSS-Cambium Holdings III, LLC, which holds approximately 71% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. As such, VSS-Cambium Holdings III, LLC has the ability to determine the outcome of matters submitted to the Company’s stockholders for approval, including the election and removal of directors and any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, and will likely have the ability to control the Company’s management, affairs and operations. In 2009, the Company entered into a consulting fee agreement, as amended, with VSS Fund Management LLC (the “Consulting Agreement”) entitling VSS to the following fees: (i) a fee equal to 1% of the gross proceeds of any debt or equity financing by the Company, and (ii) a fee equal to 1% of the enterprise value of any entities acquired or disposed of by the Company. These obligations will remain in effect until the earlier of the date on which (i) VSS no longer has any employees serving on the Company’s board of directors, (ii) funds managed by VSS cease to beneficially own at least 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock and, (iii) unless the Company’s audit committee renews the Consulting Agreement, January 1, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company paid VSS $40 thousand under the Consulting Agreement as a result of the Headsprout acquisition and $1.4 million as a result of the Senior Secured Credit Facility financing. The Company and VSS agreed to amend the Consulting Agreement, effective March 19, 2013, and have entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Consulting Agreement (the "Amendment") such that, in addition to the fees currently payable to VSS thereunder, on January 1^st of each calendar year, with the first payment payable to VSS as of January 1, 2013, VSS will be entitled to an annual payment of $70 thousand for monitoring services for the then-current calendar year, provided that if an employee of VSS serves as Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Board"), such fee is subject to a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the amount of the annual retainer received by such VSS employee (as contemplated by the Company’s then current board compensation program). The Amendment also allows VSS to designate from time to time one or more of its affiliates to receive any of the fees payable under the Consulting Agreement. The Amendment provides that these obligations will remain in effect until the earlier of the date on which VSS no longer has any employees serving on the Board, the date on which funds managed by VSS cease to beneficially own at least 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock and, unless the Company’s audit committee renews the Consulting Agreement, January 1, 2017. In connection with the Credit Agreement, VSS Fund Management LLC provided to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, a management fee subordination agreement. This agreement limits the ability of VSS Fund Management LLC to amend the terms of the Agreement dated of July 24, 2009, by and between VSS Fund Management LLC and Cambium Learning Group, Inc., as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Agreement dated as of March 19, 2013. VSS also currently receives an annual retainer of $65 thousand each for the services of Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Bainbridge on the board of directors. In total, VSS received $0.2 million in cash during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 related to the services of these directors, plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses. Stockholders Agreement The Company entered into the Stockholders Agreement on December 8, 2009, at the effective time of the mergers, with VSS-Cambium Holdings III, LLC and Vowel Representative, LLC, the stockholder representative for the former VLCY stockholders. Preemptive Rights Except with respect to specified exempt issuances that are described below, so long as VSS-Cambium Holdings III, LLC and funds managed or controlled by VSS beneficially own in the aggregate at least 25% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, they will have preemptive rights to purchase the Company’s common stock (or such other securities as may be approved by the audit committee) in connection with any proposed issuance of securities after December 8, 2009. These preemptive rights generally give the holders of those rights the opportunity to purchase an amount of the Company’s securities in the new issuance that would enable the holders of those rights to maintain their same collective percentage ownership following the new issuance. Certain specified issuances of securities by the Company constitute “exempt issuances” and will not be subject to these preemptive rights. Walsh Employment Agreement On April 30, 2013, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Joe Walsh, Chairman of the Company’s board of directors. For his services as Chairman and as a consultant to the Company, Mr. Walsh receives total annual compensation of $0.3 million.

Note 17 — Related Party Transactions

Agreements with VSS

Jeffrey Stevenson and David Bainbridge, each of whom serves on the Company’s board of directors, are affiliates of VSS. Funds managed by VSS own a majority of the equity interests of VSS-Cambium Holdings III, LLC, which holds approximately 71% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. As such, VSS-Cambium Holdings III, LLC has the ability to determine the outcome of matters submitted to the Company’s stockholders for approval, including the election and removal of directors and any merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, and will likely have the ability to control the Company’s management, affairs and operations.

In 2009, the Company entered into a consulting fee agreement, as amended, with VSS Fund Management LLC (the “Consulting Agreement”) entitling VSS to the following fees: (i) a fee equal to 1% of the gross proceeds of any debt or equity financing by the Company, and (ii) a fee equal to 1% of the enterprise value of any entities acquired or disposed of by the Company. These obligations will remain in effect until the earlier of the date on which (i) VSS no longer has any employees serving on the Company’s board of directors, (ii) funds managed by VSS cease to beneficially own at least 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock and, (iii) unless the Company’s audit committee renews the Consulting Agreement, January 1, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company paid VSS $40 thousand under the Consulting Agreement as a result of the Headsprout acquisition and $1.4 million as a result of the Senior Secured Credit Facility financing.

The Company and VSS agreed to amend the Consulting Agreement, effective March 19, 2013, and have entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Consulting Agreement (the "Amendment") such that, in addition to the fees currently payable to VSS thereunder, on January 1^st of each calendar year, with the first payment payable to VSS as of January 1, 2013, VSS will be entitled to an annual payment of $70 thousand for monitoring services for the then-current calendar year, provided that if an employee of VSS serves as Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Board"), such fee is subject to a dollar-for-dollar reduction in the amount of the annual retainer received by such VSS employee (as contemplated by the Company’s then current board compensation program).

The Amendment also allows VSS to designate from time to time one or more of its affiliates to receive any of the fees payable under the Consulting Agreement.

The Amendment provides that these obligations will remain in effect until the earlier of the date on which VSS no longer has any employees serving on the Board, the date on which funds managed by VSS cease to beneficially own at least 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock and, unless the Company’s audit committee renews the Consulting Agreement, January 1, 2017.

In connection with the Credit Agreement, VSS Fund Management LLC provided to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, a management fee subordination agreement. This agreement limits the ability of VSS Fund Management LLC to amend the terms of the Agreement dated of July 24, 2009, by and between VSS Fund Management LLC and Cambium Learning Group, Inc., as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Agreement dated as of March 19, 2013.

VSS also currently receives an annual retainer of $65 thousand each for the services of Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Bainbridge on the board of directors. In total, VSS received $0.2 million in cash during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 related to the services of these directors, plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses.

Stockholders Agreement

The Company entered into the Stockholders Agreement on December 8, 2009, at the effective time of the mergers, with VSS-Cambium Holdings III, LLC and Vowel Representative, LLC, the stockholder representative for the former VLCY stockholders.

Preemptive Rights

Except with respect to specified exempt issuances that are described below, so long as VSS-Cambium Holdings III, LLC and funds managed or controlled by VSS beneficially own in the aggregate at least 25% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, they will have preemptive rights to purchase the Company’s common stock (or such other securities as may be approved by the audit committee) in connection with any proposed issuance of securities after December 8, 2009. These preemptive rights generally give the holders of those rights the opportunity to purchase an amount of the Company’s securities in the new issuance that would enable the holders of those rights to maintain their same collective percentage ownership following the new issuance. Certain specified issuances of securities by the Company constitute “exempt issuances” and will not be subject to these preemptive rights.

Walsh Employment Agreement

On April 30, 2013, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Joe Walsh, Chairman of the Company’s board of directors. For his services as Chairman and as a consultant to the Company, Mr. Walsh receives total annual compensation of $0.3 million.